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Gregory Meeks: We can never sit back and take it easy and take things for granted because if we do, we allow history to repeat itself.

On the recordJanuary 28, 2020
We can never sit back and take it easy and take things for granted because if we do, we allow history to repeat itself.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Meeks stresses the importance of vigilance against hatred to prevent history from repeating.

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